Earthquake details

Sunday, April 29, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, April 29, 1917 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chita (Russia - RU), about 483.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.171 and latitude 56.264.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 56.264, 115.171
UTC time 1917-04-29 11:55:29.820
Location 18 km ESE of Taksimo
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-04-29

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